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Nearly half of PhD students have an increased risk of mental health problems, 40% are considering quitting. 47% of PhD candidates in the Netherlands are at increased risk of mental health issues.

Dutch PhD candidates often face unacceptable employment conditions, and the situation is often even worse for PhD candidates from abroad. PNN proposes better protection for these sandwich PhD candidates.

Knowledge is being lost, potential innovations are stagnating, and careers are being frustrated. These, in short, are the consequences of the coronavirus crisis for young scientists if nothing is done.

No decrease in dubious contracts for PhD students, but large differences per institution